tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post8727125127713757787..comments2022-06-10T05:34:21.029-04:00Comments on Dr. Bill's Harley Wisdom: "Why?” Is an Important Question... But So Is the Contra-Question: "Why Not?"Dr. Bill Emenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-34808318079819062422007-03-15T12:02:00.000-04:002007-03-15T12:02:00.000-04:00Hello Macanole,Thanks for your excellent point (as...Hello Macanole,<BR/>Thanks for your excellent point (as usual).<BR/>Interestingly, per your last observation, "I think you have to give in to this side every now and then just to remember you're alive," in my pop-psych book, "Living Life, Anyway," I make the statement, "Life is more than just the absence of death."<BR/>Yeah, I hear ya... bon appetite,<BR/>BillDr. Bill Emenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-6094629247244468122007-03-15T11:50:00.000-04:002007-03-15T11:50:00.000-04:00I've noticed the question "Why Not" usually involv...I've noticed the question "Why Not" usually involves something really fun. Some examples in my life have been decisions to skydive, buy a boat, go to the beach on a school day, and take my wife out to a dinner we probably couldn't afford. I think you have to give in to this side every now and then just to remember you're alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-90845316789810574262007-03-15T05:22:00.000-04:002007-03-15T05:22:00.000-04:00Hi Kelly,I agree and have had similar experiences ...Hi Kelly,<BR/>I agree and have had similar experiences -- the contra-question not only can keep us form doing things we regret having done, but also doing things we are glad we did (both adding to our quality of life).<BR/>'til next time,<BR/>BillDr. Bill Emenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-62863819040094035762007-03-15T00:05:00.000-04:002007-03-15T00:05:00.000-04:00I usually find myself saying, why not, all the tim...I usually find myself saying, why not, all the time and yep, sometimes it gets me going to do things I might just ignore. haha!Kelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-24909020677034656432007-03-14T22:44:00.000-04:002007-03-14T22:44:00.000-04:00Hello DH,Thanks for adding to this interesting pro...Hello DH,<BR/>Thanks for adding to this interesting problem-solving scenario. In interestingly, at lunch today I was talking with some friends about this Post and one of them said what you said, “God never gives me more than I can handle. But I guess asking the contra-question still is a good idea.” One of my other buddies then said to him, “God also gave you a brain – use it to its maximum Dr. Bill Emenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-31438133591014862402007-03-14T22:13:00.000-04:002007-03-14T22:13:00.000-04:00I almost always ask myself that question. Then, I ...I almost always ask myself that question. Then, I ask why not? And even if I don't like it (whatever it might be) one little bit, I remind myself of "God never gives us more than we can handle". Take a deep breath and...Well...I have to be flattered that God is giving me the challenge of handling the situation. It's nice living as an optimist:) DHDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261954359500717653noreply@blogger.com